ASH Clinical News December 2016 | Page 40

Data Stream ASH Annual Meeting Edition A Little Something to Remember Us By... Setting the Stage Getting ready for the annual meeting is no easy feat, with people working around the clock behind the scenes. This year, 230 WORKERS put in 19,000 MAN-HOURS Stop by the ASH Booth (#2715) to get your hands on one of the 3,500 luggage tags and 3,500 pens that we’ll be giving away! to set up and dismantle the elements of the exhibition hall, including 39,000 SQUARE FEET of graphics, signs, and banners. They also handled 1.5 MILLION POUNDS of exhibitor freight and 160 TRAILERS Wake up and Smell the Coffee! To keep hematologists energized to spend their days rushing between sessions and absorbing cutting-edge science, we’ll be serving 818 gallons of coffee (or about 13,000 cups) during the annual meeting. Of course, that doesn’t include the gallons of java that attendees need to grab on the early-morning trek from their hotels to the convention center. worth of equipment. 38 ASH Clinical News December 2016